• DocumentCode
    2225139
  • Title

    Ultra-precise focusing multimodal microprobes for contact laser tissue surgery

  • Author

    Darafsheh, Arash ; Fardad, Amir ; Fried, Nathaniel M. ; Antoszyk, Andrew N. ; Ying, Howard S. ; Astratov, Vasily N.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys. & Opt. Sci., Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Using numerical modeling it is demonstrated that chains of spheres with a refractive index of 1.65-1.75 provide two times more compact focused beams compared to single spheres under conditions of illumination typical for laser surgery.
  • Keywords
    biological tissues; laser applications in medicine; lenses; optical focusing; refractive index; surgery; compact focused beams; contact laser tissue surgery; multimodal microprobes; numerical modeling; refractive index; sphere chains; ultraprecise focusing; Focusing; Laser beams; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Photonics; Spatial resolution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950031
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2225139